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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1964
Page
2
Slugger Dave Nicholson powers a doubleheader sweep for the White Sox at Kansas City with three homers, a 573 foot shot, and 22 strikeouts this season. The Yankees, Indians, Tigers, and Dodgers also win in a night of AL action as Nicholson and Mantle pace the bats.
Chicago’s Art Allyn watched as Dave Nicholson hit a solo shot in the first game of a twi night doubleheader against Kansas City, possibly clearing Comiskey Park’s roof. The blast, 573 feet if confirmed, tied the American League lead and sparked discussion over whether it was the longest ever in the park.
Jack Nicklaus opens his bid at the Colonial National Invitation amid rain and a strong field at Fort Worth. Dave Ragan leads with 68 while Arnold Palmer and Julius Boros loom as possible winners. Gary Player misses money after a 73 due to a club-count penalty. Nicklaus, top money winner, insists his back injury has vanished.
Eddie Perkins of Chicago was named Fighter of the Month by Ring Magazine for retaining his world junior welterweight title last month against Bunny Grant of Kingston Jamaica. Eddie Machen moved to fourth in the heavyweight rankings, Ernest Terrell dropped to fifth, with Cassius Clay remaining the world champion.
National League standings show San Francisco leading with 12 wins and 5 losses, Philadelphia 11–6, Milwaukee 12–7, Pittsburgh 11–8, St. Louis 11–9, Cincinnati 11–9, Chicago 7–9, Houston 8–14, Los Angeles 9–12, and New York 3–16. Today's games feature Chicago at San Francisco, Cincinnati at New York, St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Milwaukee at Philadelphia, Houston at Los Angeles.
A sweep of bowling scores from Wednesday night shows A Smith topping 195 in Bonnie's Shoe Box 4 with 465 series and E Keller 465 at Bell Studio 0. Across venues total pins and top 10s are listed for banks, cafes, clubs, and service stations with names like H Liegerot 197 and V Reush 185 leading in their lanes.
Arizona State University rises to No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball's poll after a two out of three victory over rival Arizona. Santa Clara drops to seventh following losses to Southern California and UCLA, with Missouri, Mississippi, Michigan State and others rounding out the top ranks.
Roger Crozier a 22 year old goalie whose part time play helped Pittsburgh win the Western Division in the AHL was chosen as the outstanding rookie of the 1963 64 season He will receive the Dudley Garrett Memorial Trophy and a 300 league bonus He tallied 37 of 45 points in the voting by sports writers and broadcasters
Baseball notes detail Bob Gibson's rough week with beanballs and errant throws that cost St Louis a win and deepen his slump. Don Drysdale wins for the Dodgers, while Wes Covington and Leo Cardenas spark scoring for Philadelphia and Cincinnati respectively as league play continues.
Baseball leaders listed across leagues include Freehan Detroit and Oliva Minnesota with top batting averages 439 and 470 respectively. Hallmarks show Rollins and Wagner leading runs and RBIs, plus Monikers like McNally Stock Lamube and Radatz noted for pitching leads. Strikeout leaders include Drysdale Bunning and Marichal with 31.
Richard Martin, three year coach at Olathe High School, will lead Rose Poly as head football coach and also serve as head track coach and assistant basketball coach. A Ottawa University graduate, he replaces Carl Herakovich who resigned to pursue postgraduate work.
Willie Hartack who rode Northern Dancer to victory in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs earned at least $11,431.20 instead of $11,430 for his winning ride. The extra $1.20 came from Mrs. William E. Behringer of Bay Shore New York, who found a check in a letter from her in Hartack's mail at Aqueduct.
Los Angeles Rams linebacker Jack Pardee says reading of Jim Umbricht’s death spurred him to check a suspicious mole on his forearm. Pardee, recovering from malignant melanoma removed at UCLA, credits the Houston Colt pitcher’s fate with saving his life and hopes to return for the next season.
Missouri leads the Big Eight with a 10-0 mark and a 0.79 ERA as pitching dominates. Kansas trails in league play, boasting a 2.33 team ERA, while Oklahoma State and others chase wins in weekend series at Columbia Lawrence and Manhattan.
The Oakland Raiders will support the San Francisco 49ers for five Sunday afternoons in 1964 as the AFL releases a 56 game schedule. The season opens Sept. 12 with 15 weeks ending Dec. 20, and the title game will be Dec. 26 in the Eastern Division champion’s city.
Southern Illinois defeated Tulsa 7-0 in a college tennis meet while Colorado blanked North Dakota State 7-0. Golf results show Colorado 174 over North Dakota State, and Western Illinois beat Bradley 88-57. Tarkio 0.2, William Jewell 15-14.
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